Book-supporter.



N0. 70|,U|0. Patented May 27, I902.

E. W. BEHRENS.

BOOK SUPPORTEB.

(Application filed Feb. 13, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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BOOK- SU PPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,010, dated May 27, 1902. Application filed February 13,1901- Serial No. 47,098. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERIGHW. BEHRENS, residing in Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of WVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Book- Supporters, of which the'following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in book-supporters.

WVhen books are opened, it is frequently very desirable, especially in case of accountbooks, wherein it is necessary to make frequent entries, to support the cover and the opened leaves on one side at an inclination and also to provide for readily changing the inclination of the supported side of the book in order to suit different requirements.

It is the primary object of my invention to provide an improved construction for the purpose intended which will not only effectually accomplish the object of supporting one side of the open book at an inclination, but which shall at the same time, simply by changing the position of the supporter so as to bring it either closer to or farther away from the hinge-joint of the book, provide for adjusting the angle of inclination of the supported side of the book, the book being supported in the different positions of the device without danger of said book slipping and without danger of marring or otherwise injuring the cover of the book.

With the above primary object in view the invention consists of the devices and parts or their equivalents, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved supporter, showing its application as a support for the openedout book, a fragment of the book being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device, showing the base portion thereof in section; and Fig. 3 is a plan View of the upper supporting-plate, showing the toothed or serrated mat secured thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l indicates the base of the device, the bottom of which is advisably covered with some soft material, preferably a textile fabric 5, which prevents injury to the desk or other support. Extending upwardly from the base is a standthe plate 7 should be roughened or serrated,

so as to resist the tendency of the book-cover supported thereby to slip. This roughened or serrated surface is secured by providing a mat 11, of rubber or like material and having a series of upwardly-proj ectin g flexible teeth 12. These teeth being of a yielding nature, they will not in the least injure the cover of the book, and yet at the same time, owing to their inherent quality of tending to cling to the bookcover,provide a most effective guard against any slippage of the cover after the device .is properly adjusted.

Fig. l of the drawings illustrates clearly the application of my invention. When the book is opened out, the device is placed beneath one of the side covers and said cover permitted to rest on the plate 7, the said plate by reason of its pivotal connection to the standard automatically adjusting itself to the inclination of the cover. It is obvious that the degree of inclination at which the cover is desired to be supported may be readily regulated merely by moving the device closer to or farther away from the hinge of the book, it being evident that the closer the device is moved toward the hinge the greater the inclination of the cover will be, and under any adj ustment. of the device the flexible prongs prevent the book from slipping and at the same time, owing to their flexible character, cannot in the least injure the book-cover.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I illustrate a means for adjusting the vertical height of the standard. This is not at all absolutely essential to my invention; but it may sometimes be found useful to increase the height of the standard when changing the device from one book to another. Any desired means for adjusting the standard may be provided; but I prefer to construct the base 4L with a central threaded socket 13, which is adapted to be engaged by a lower threaded portion of the standard. It is obvious that by turning the standard in one direction its height will be increased, while by turning in the opposite direction its height will be diminished.

What I claim as'my invention is In abook-supporter, the combination of an upwardly-extending standard, a supportingbase at the lower end of said standard, a plate pivoted at the upper end of the standard upon a horizontal pivot, and a series of flexible fingers or prongs projecting beyond the uppe1"suri'acc of the plate, so as to provide Vitnesses:

A. L. MORSELL, ANNA V. FAUST. 

